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Chapter 399 Who designed the Summer Split FMVP trophy? It's really ugly!
As soon as Zhu Zhen said this, applause and cheers erupted in the audience.

The main reason Zhu Zhen let Zhou Dian say a few words was that Zhou Dian was standing to his left, close by, making it convenient to hand him the microphone.

Zhou Dian took the microphone from Zhu Zhen, coughed, cleared his throat, and then brought the microphone to his mouth.

"Although this is not the first time our LGD team has won the LPL championship."

"But I'm still incredibly excited to have won the LPL Summer Split championship with a perfect record!"

"Then I am very grateful to my teammates. As everyone knows, I only started playing professionally this spring. We have always been very united, trust each other, and have a strong sense of cohesion."

"I also want to thank the head coach for his trust in me, as well as the coaching staff and club personnel for their hard work behind the scenes."

"This championship belongs to the entire LGD team and also to the many fans who have always supported our team!"

The final statement, "The championship also belongs to the fans," once again drew loud applause and cheers from the LGD fans in the audience.

Zhou Dian's championship acceptance speech was very "official," but at the same time, it was very sincere.

In the official tournament live stream, many viewers who don't usually follow LGD's matches, or even those who have watched LGD's matches, have basically never seen the post-match interviews at the weekly tournament.

Seeing this, I was somewhat surprised by Zhou Dian's statement.

This kind of formal and comprehensive statement may seem simple, but very few professional esports players in China can say it.

Many people in the live stream started sending comments.

Wow, Zhou Shen's words were spot-on; he's got some serious skills!

[That was a really insightful comment!]

[You're not only dominating your opponents on the court, you're dominating them off the court too, huh!]

[His Mandarin isn't quite standard!]

[That's fine, at least I can hear him perfectly clearly, so let's not nitpick!]

[Zhou Shen. Hehe, my Zhou Shen]

【Nanke show show way!】

What does "show show way" mean?

[Time to clean up the mess!]

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Back to the competition venue.

Zhu Zhen took the microphone back from Zhou Dian.

He continued, "Indeed, I believe that everything is the result of the collective efforts of the team."

"So here we congratulate our champion team, and we will also present them with the glory they deserve!"

"Let's give a round of applause to Mr. Huang Lindong, General Manager of the Cooperation Department of Tencent Interactive Entertainment and Head of League of Legends China, and Mr. Ye Qiangsheng, Head of Riot Games China, to come on stage together to present LGD with our honor!"

Before the words were even finished, the live stream camera had already turned to the contestants' tunnel.

Two industry leaders from the gaming sector are walking side by side toward the stage.

The two are quite different in height, one tall and one short.

However, neither of them is fat or thin; both of them are quite chubby.

The two then walked to the left side of the LGD players and stood there.

"OK, now that we're here, let's first present the championship prize money to our LGD team!"

The five LGD players accepted the prize money plaque, which showed the prize amount: 1.5 million RMB.

The prize money is neither high nor low.

League of Legends is, after all, the most commercially successful esports game.

Clubs and players have many sources of income and do not rely heavily on prize money from competitions.

Zhou Dian and his teammates shook hands with the two award presenters in turn.

Zhu Zhen continued, "Ah~ This is truly an exciting moment. Mr. Huang Lindong, who has been watching the entire match, what are your thoughts?"

Both award presenters brought their own microphones to the stage. Upon hearing Zhu Zhen's question, Huang Lindong immediately replied, "Yes, I was also very excited. Today, together with the audience, we witnessed a very exciting match. Congratulations again to LGD for winning the 17 LPL Summer Championship."

It seems that even business tycoons feel quite nervous when facing the gaze of so many people in the audience and the cameras of all sizes.

Mr. Huang, who speaks with a strong Cantonese accent, stumbled a little when he spoke in front of so many people.

Both were impromptu performances, and a side comparison is enough to show how rare Zhou Dian's previous calm and unhurried championship speech was.

Huang Lindong continued, "Actually, both teams that participated in the finals today played exceptionally well!"

"Finally, I sincerely hope that both teams can represent our LPL region and achieve great results at the S7 World Championship held on our home turf. Thank you everyone!"

"Yes, this is actually a heartfelt blessing from the official League of Legends team to you!" Zhu Zhen added.

"Next to me is Johnson from Riot Games. How about this, Johnson, say a few words to us too? How do you feel now?" Zhu Zhen then asked another award presenter.

"I'm so excited! Today's match was really exciting and very entertaining!"

"Whether it's LGD or RNG, they fully demonstrated the spirit of sportsmanship and presented the audience with a wonderful final!"

Ye Qiangsheng, the head of Riot Games China, spoke calmly and unhurriedly.

Compared to Mr. Huang from Tencent Games, he clearly has more experience in facing cameras and crowds.

However, what they said was mostly just empty talk and polite words.

It seems that even these two big names in the gaming industry only understand business, not games themselves!

Ye Qiangsheng continued, "Therefore, I have great admiration for both teams that are participating in the finals today!"

"We also hope that you can maintain this momentum until the World Championship and bring glory to our LPL region!"

"That's fantastic!" Zhu Zhen chimed in.

"While we look forward to it, we will also bring today to a perfect end!"

"Who exactly is the MVP of this final match on our championship team?"

"Let's reveal the results!"

The audience members who remained in the audience started shouting out the contestants' IDs, and all sorts of other things.

But it was clear that the vast majority of the shouts were for "God Zhou".

After a few seconds of pause, Zhu Zhen said, "Now, our FMVP result is out, and it's on its way to the stage along with the FMVP trophy. We can put the trophy here for now; the result is already decided!"

"Alright, let's invite Johnson to announce it to everyone!"

While Zhu Zhen was speaking, Eimy, who was standing to Zhou Dian's left, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Congratulations! Remember to treat us to a meal when you get back!"

Although the results have not yet been announced, several teammates knew perfectly well that the FMVP award would definitely belong to Zhou Dian.

If this kind of performance doesn't earn you the FMVP in the Summer Split Finals, then the FMVP selection process is a bit ridiculous.

Zhou Dian turned his head and looked at the FMVP trophy that the hostess had just brought over. He immediately had one thought: "Damn, who designed this trophy? It's really ugly!"

The FMVP trophy, in terms of appearance, generally follows the funnel-shaped design of typical trophies.

The problem is that the funnel is about the same width from top to bottom, so there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two.

So much so that this silver-white stainless steel trophy looks like a thermos.

You know what, the more you look at it, the more it resembles it.

At this point, the live broadcast director turned the camera back to Ye Qiangsheng, head of Riot Games China, who said, "Today, the MVP of our League of Legends 17 Summer Split Championship is..."

"Zhou!"

"Congratulations, Zhou!" Zhu Zhen shouted suddenly, and streams of white air made of dry ice sprayed out from around the stage.

The only problem is that his voice doesn't seem to be in good condition; I could clearly hear him choking on phlegm at the end.

Of course, it can be euphemistically called "angry voice".

Zhu Zhen continued, "Okay, next, please welcome Johnson to hand over our MVP trophy to Zhou Shen."

Zhou Dian accepted the LPL Summer Split Finals MVP trophy, which resembled a thermos, and shook hands with the Riot Games China representative in front of him.

"Alright, let's invite our two leaders to take a group photo with our champion team, shall we?" said host Zhu Zhen.

Two executives from Tencent Games and Riot Games stood on either side of the group and posed for a group photo.

"This group photo is actually full of everyone's best wishes for the outstanding teams in our LPL region."

"We hope that the LPL teams can achieve better results in this year's League of Legends World Championship held on our home turf. Thank you again to everyone on the field!"

"Best wishes to LGD, thank you RNG, thank you everyone!"

"OK, thank you to our two leaders."

After the group photo, the two executives walked towards the players' tunnel, and the LPL Summer Split championship award ceremony was almost over.

"Let's hand the championship trophy over to our LGD team once again, and take another group photo with the trophy, shall we!"

Zhou Dian and his four teammates turned and walked toward the table where the trophy was placed.

Eimy shoved the prize money plaque in his hand into Wei Shen's hand, rushed forward, and picked up the trophy, indulging in the thrill of holding it.

Wow, it's a bit heavy!

Eimy, holding the trophy alone, clearly underestimated its weight.

He saw that Zhou Dian lifted the trophy quite easily and assumed that the trophy was not heavy.

When I finally picked it up, I realized that it was a trophy made entirely of metal, so it did have some weight to it.

Zhou Dian was able to lift it easily simply because he had a regular schedule and a decent amount of physical activity. Naturally, his physical condition was far superior to that of Eimy, who had been staying up late for years.

"I told you to be more disciplined, kid. I've always said that too much coaching is bad for your health. Look at you now, even lifting a trophy is a struggle!" Zhou Dian teased with a smile.

Eimy held the trophy, and the five of them took another group photo on stage.

Now they're really out of the picture.

After looking around and receiving a signal from the staff, the five people walked off the main stage and headed towards the backstage dressing room.

Wei Shen snatched the trophy from Eimy's hands, eager to experience the thrill himself.

The contestants had all left, but the host, Zhu Zhen, was not yet finished.

He continued, "With today's BO5 ending in a 3-0 victory, we congratulate LGD and RNG on securing their tickets to the 2017 World Championship!"

"Among them, the team with the highest points in the Summer Split and the whole year will become the number one seed team in the LPL region, which is LGD team."

"RNG, who finished second in the overall standings, will become the second seed in the LPL region."

"Congratulations to them, and thank you to all the Summoners who watched the live stream for your great support of our anniversary celebration and the Summer Finals!"

"Here, we'd also like to give you a heads-up."

After a pause, Zhu Zhen said, "Starting tomorrow, who will claim the last remaining ticket for the LPL region to qualify for the 17 World Championship?"

"The battle for Chapter Three tickets is about to begin!"

"Tomorrow's qualifier is IG vs. EDG. Whoever wins tomorrow's match will face WE the day after tomorrow and take the last ticket to the S7 World Championship from the LPL region. Let's all pay attention."

"At the same time, we want to thank the staff of all the major live streaming platforms for their hard work during the League of Legends 6th Anniversary Celebration."

Next came a long list of live streaming platforms and a long list of sponsors.

"That's all for today. Let's meet again tomorrow at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing!"

"Heroes, we're on our way. Let's go witness it together. Goodbye!"

The 17 LPL Summer Split Finals have ended, but the sixth anniversary celebration of League of Legends is not over yet.

The competition will continue until the day after tomorrow to determine the final LPL ticket to the S7 World Championship.

Then we'll hold a collective departure ceremony to mark the successful conclusion of this sixth anniversary celebration.

However, none of this concerns Zhou Dian or his teammates anymore.

They just won the LPL Summer Split championship, and now they just need to enjoy the joy of victory.

On the way back to the lounge, the group took turns carrying the championship trophy.

Of course, Zhou Dian didn't participate; he had to keep the oddly shaped MVP trophy for the finals.

When he reached the door of the lounge, the Summer Split championship trophy was in PYL's hands.

The other three thought the trophy was a bit heavy, so they passed it around in turns before finally handing it to PYL.

You are the team captain. If the captain doesn't take on this important responsibility, who will?
As soon as Zhou Dian and his teammates entered the rest room, the team staff, as well as the coaching staff and substitute players who had already been on stage, immediately surrounded them, their excitement evident on everyone's faces.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, creating a lively atmosphere.

The only slight drawback was that there was no champagne in the lounge!

At least that's what Zhou Dian thinks.

Take a look at other various sports competitions.

Every time the team members return to the locker room with the championship trophy at such a momentous occasion, how can they not be showered with champagne!

The atmosphere should be perfect when champagne is sprayed everywhere in the locker room or lounge.

Just like when you raise a glass, you need to set off fireworks or at least spray some dry ice.

Without these things, it just doesn't feel right!

Of course, esports, as an emerging sport, is still in its early stages.

Although it is already quite popular, it still lags behind in many aspects when compared to more popular traditional sports.

(End of this chapter)